An interdisciplinary subject concerned with application of nutritional science for treatment of disease and the promotion of health for individuals and groups.
-It is essentially the manipulation of diet to improve health.
-It requires reflective practice, systematic clinical reasoning and a problem-solving approach, and understanding of individual – including age, gender, socio-economic status, disease state, food habits and lifestyle, to assess nutritional status and formulate appropriate dietary advice.
This involves ethics and code of professional conduct
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